The Portland Timbers (5-8-6, 10th in Western Conference) are in their best form of the season, taking eight points from their last four matches, as they head up I-5 for a Saturday matinee against the Seattle Sounders (8-2-7, 7th in Western Conference).

A Look at the Opposition:

The Sounders will be celebrating their win of the CONCACAF Champions League by unveiling a banner prior to the match, just 67 days after actually winning it on May 4. Seems like a bit of a coincidence to wait over two months to cement the biggest achievement in your club’s history against the club you claim to not care or think about, but to each their own.